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I’ll be doing two segments on Live with Regis and Kelly January 30 and 31. Tuesday I’m showing off big screen TVs. Wednesday it’s computers and laptops. I’ll post a list of products as soon as it’s finalized.

It’s been a year since my last appearance – I’ve been so busy with TWiT that I’ve had to say no several times. But it’ll be fun to do it again.

Then it’s off to the Caribbean for another Geek Cruise – this time I’m lecturing on Vista. This will probably be my last cruise for a while. I can’t get anyone in my family to go on them anymore. Bunch of landlubbers.

Still waiting for word on syndication for my KFI radio show. I’m told all signs point to yes, but stay tuned. I should know by the end of the month.

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